commentary
commentary
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by June Stepansky - 2007-03-17
They will love me,if I speak what they want to hear.They will love me,if I become their vision of me.They will love meif they can be my Pygmalion,and I their Galatea.They don't think they demand much....
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42.
by June Stepansky - 2007-03-17
There are reasonswhy he is boldand she is shy,why she is strongand he is weak.It might be genes,or family dynamicsor even trauma.The complexityof human behavioris a compelling mysteryworthy of individ...
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by June Stepansky - 2007-03-17
My mind is under my jurisdiction. I will not allow itto willfully wander,like an errant child,wherever it chooses.I will guard it in the nightfrom straying intofrightening corners.I will protect it in...
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by June Stepansky - 2007-03-17
Even in the best of livesthere will be times,now and again, when"everything thatcan go wrongwill."Such troublesome timesmust be enduredwith dignity, with courage, and with the understanding that(as Sc...
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45.
by June Stepansky - 2007-03-17
When life deals me a lemon,I make lemonadeWhen friends fail me,when family disappoints,when relationshipsdisintegrate,I make lemonadeWhat disasterscan overwhelm mewhen I'm alwaysin the process ofmakin...
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by June Stepansky - 2007-03-17
Striving for the bestis continuously seductive.It is a path that leadsalways upwardtoward ultimatelyunreachable horizons,predicated on " I want"rather than on "I need."A predictable obsolescencewhich ...
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47.
by June Stepansky - 2007-03-18
Looking niceis a simulation of youth.A pleasant dinneris a simulation of youth.The companionship of children,a day at the beach,an ice cream cone, flowers, chocolates,are all perennial reminders of th...
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by June Stepansky - 2007-03-20
I am a living machinethat needs careful maintenance.Without proper caremy warning lights will flash,my ability to function will be impaired.I am a high-maintenanceliving mechanismwhich must be lovingl...
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by June Stepansky - 2007-03-20
Money is not irrelevant.It is necessary for buying food.It is necessary for obtainingshelter, clothes, medical care,and for our continuing happiness, our ultimate survival.It is not materialisticto wa...
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by June Stepansky - 2007-03-20
Those who are cruelare wounded.Those who are possessive or fearful,those who are greedy,or abusive or irresponsible,suffer debilitating woundsfrom too littleor too unwiselove. ________________________...
